Nolte: Bill Maher Defies Hollywood Strikes with HBO's ‘Real Time’ Return

Real Time host Bill Maher is defying the writers’ strike by bringing his long-running show back to HBO on September 22. While he’s not violating any Writers Guild of America (WGA) rules, this is still a stick in the eye of the strikers. The fewer new products available to the studios, the stronger the negotiating position for the WGA. Maher sought to justify this decision via X (NOTE: I’m done writing “formerly known as Twitter.” If y’all haven’t figured out what X is by now…): “Real Time is coming back,...